School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female in Spain
Spain: School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female was 430,647 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Spain, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Spain is 430,647 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Spain peaked at 882,503 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 430,647 number, in 2020.
Spain ranks 35th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female in Spain, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 882,503 number | — |
| 1999 | 840,080 number | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 800,142 number | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 765,670 number | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 742,703 number | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 445,866 number | -40.0% |
| 2014 | 442,402 number | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 439,536 number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 437,931 number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 437,534 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 436,012 number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 433,384 number | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 430,647 number | -0.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 430,647 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,637 number, 14.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Spain's 430,647 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 48,371 number, 8.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -40.0% | 742,703 number | 445,866 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 861,292 number | 840,080 number | 882,503 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 769,505 number | 742,703 number | 800,142 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 438,952 number | 433,384 number | 445,866 number | 7 |
| 2020s | 430,647 number | 430,647 number | 430,647 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.71 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.76 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Spain?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Spain was 430,647 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 882,503 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 430,647 number in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Spain ranks 35th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.